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This is what it looks like to be riding in a horse race

By Jeremy Binckes, Digital First Media

Posted:
10/11/2013 08:03:01 PM MDT

This is what it looks like to be riding in a horse race

Horse racing may be fun to watch from the stands, but have you ever considered what it's like to be in the middle of a race? Hall of Fame Jockey John Velazquez took a pair of camera glasses with him when he rode at the Kneeland Race Course on Oct. 5. The view is quite different from the sidelines and is, quite frankly, incredible. Everything seems to be so spread out, and yet so wide. The wind across the glasses ...